Nocturn Raptor NV Housing Review: Is It the Smartest Dual Tube Yet?
Nocturn Raptor NV Housing Review: Is It the Smartest Dual Tube Yet?. A hands-on review of the Nocturn Industries Raptor night vision housing — manual gain, IR brightness control, pod shutoff, and sub-450g weight all in one unit. { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://greyhive.com#organization", "name": "Greyhive", "url": "https://greyhive.com", "description": "Greyhive is a censorship-resistant video platform for the firearms, 2A, hunting, and outdoor industries — where creators build, review, and monetize unfiltered content.", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://greyhive.com/static/uploads/images/ae198483-01c9-44b4-a16a-03f516ceaf66.svg", "width": 512, "height": 512 }, "sameAs": [ "https://x.com/greyhive", "https://www.instagram.com/greyhive/", "https://www.youtube.com/@Greyhive", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/greyhive/" ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://greyhive.com#website", "url": "https://greyhive.com", "name": "Greyhive", "description": "Greyhive is a censorship-resistant video platform for the firearms, 2A, hunting, and outdoor industries — where creators build, review, and monetize unfiltered content.", "publisher": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com#organization" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://greyhive.com/c/thin_line_defense_co#person", "name": "Thin Line Defense Co", "url": "https://greyhive.com/c/thin_line_defense_co", "description": "Thin Line Defense Co is a Greyhive creator producing original 2A, firearms, hunting, and outdoor content.", "image": "https://greyhive.com/lazy-static/avatars/40528b86-1318-426c-b422-fd36ca45a2fb.png" }, { "@type": "Article", "@id": "https://greyhive.com/blog/nocturn-raptor-nv-housing-review#article", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com#website" }, "mainEntityOfPage": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com/blog/nocturn-raptor-nv-housing-review" }, "url": "https://greyhive.com/blog/nocturn-raptor-nv-housing-review", "headline": "Nocturn Raptor NV Housing Review: Is It the Smartest Dual Tube Yet?", "name": "Nocturn Raptor NV Housing Review: Is It the Smartest Dual Tube Yet?", "description": "A hands-on review of the Nocturn Industries Raptor night vision housing — manual gain, IR brightness control, pod shutoff, and sub-450g weight all in one unit.", "articleSection": "Lights, Lasers & NV", "articleBody": "The Nocturn Raptor is a dual-tube night vision housing from Nocturn Industries that combines two Talon single-tube pods into one smart bridge, delivering manual gain, IR illumination brightness control, individual pod shutoff, auto-stowage shutoff, and IR strobe — all in a carbon-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic shell that weighs as little as 449 grams with a battery installed. In his hands-on review on Greyhive, Chris from Thin Line Defense Co replaced his Manicor R with a pre-production Raptor to run it head-to-head against what he already considered one of the most feature-dense housings on the market. His verdict: \"the Manicor R and saying oh yeah, watch this — hold my beer.\" The Raptor isn't just another dual-tube NV housing; it's a rethink of what a dual-tube housing can be. This review breaks down every function, every weight number, the pros and cons Chris found after multiple range days, and how the Raptor pairs with the Nocturn Bat Pack Mini and Opscore XP helmet — the combination he now calls his new favorite night vision setup. Key Takeaways The Raptor housing weighs 449 grams with battery installed and 468 grams in Chris's front-iris, rear-pack configuration — roughly 35–36 grams lighter than his Manicor R build. A single control knob handles power, manual gain, IR illumination brightness, and strobe — with settings saved…